By Corporal Dominic Sobotka

Members of the Toronto Scottish Regiment took part in a demanding ruck march earlier this month along the Lakefront Promenade trail.

Military members were seen wearing Canadian Pattern (CADPAT) Camouflage with rucksacks along the Lakefront Promenade trail between Captain B.S. Hutcheson V.C. Armoury, in Etobicoke, and the CN Tower.

Members of the public were encouraged on October 1 to say hello to the Regiment as they marched 13.2-kilometres with 35-pound rucksacks from their armoury on Birmingham Street to the CN Tower along Lakefront Promenade. They ended up at the base of the CN Tower about three hours later.

The Toronto Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces based in Toronto.

The Regiment has a long and distinguished history, having served in both World War 1 and World War II.

It was formed in 1915 as the 75th Mississauga Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was later reorganized several times before being officially designated as The Toronto Scottish Regiment, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s Own.

The Afghanistan battle honour was presented in October 2015 to the Regiment and added to the Regimental Colour by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

The Regiment contributed an aggregate of more than 20 per cent of its authorized strength to the various Task Forces which served in Afghanistan between 2002 and 2014.

The Canadian Army maintains sixteen Canadian-Scottish infantry regiments, and one Canadian-Scottish artillery regiment.

At Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022, they were led by drum majors of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, 1st Battalion Irish Guards and The Royal Regiment of Scotland; all units in which the Queen was Colonel-in-Chief.

For more information on The Toronto Scottish Regiment visit https://www.torscotr.com